Can we talk about ADHD... and such ?

[High Fidelity]

ADHD is very real, however I think Western society in particular nurtures a lot of the same issues in how we raise children and what we allow them access to.

Nowadays most kids are sat in front of a screen and they develop an understanding and expectation of instant gratification, and if what they're watching doesn't catch their attention, they can swipe to the next thing.

Even in general though, look at how short the American attention span is... I noticed it more recently as I'm a fan of American sports.

It started with the golf tournament at the US Open. The American fans just could not shut up during play, couldn't keep their opinions to themselves etc and were basically completely devoid of class and composure that's synonymous with golf in every other country.

Then I watched one of the baseball playoffs games and it hit me. Any tiny amount of downtime has to be filled with a few chords of a song that then gets cut off, or trying to engage the crowd. It was comical at first and then more annoying.

 

[RamiC]

ADHD is very real, however I think Western society in particular nurtures a lot of the same issues in how we raise children and what we allow them access to.

I would say every experience and way human minds or brains function is utterly real, but should it be fixed with a drug? Should it be seen as part of the natural variety of ways people are, instead of rated as a disabilty? If we are going to look for causes, it is essential that it is not overdiagnosed...the people who have might have something in common that gives us a clue as to why ADHD exists, but if it is significantly over diagnosed the research will not work.

 

[RamiC]

At about 1 hour, Komisar links ADHD to early childhood stressors. According to her, children are supposed to be with their mothers for their first three years of life. Separating them from their mother by putting them in daycare is a stressor that is harmful for them, causing the amygdala to expand to a huge size and shrink, which leaves the child to suffer a lifetime of emotional dysregulation, because their amygdala cannot regulate their stress response, which leads to ADHD symptoms. “It’s like a PTSD response.” Komisar says.

This I can believe. Young human beings need to know there is an adult there for their needs, I am not sure if it really must be their mother, but one consistant person, not group daycare does make sense.

Komisar also links this trauma to poor parenting, lack of mothers and fathers for children, and the key role of the mother in first few years of a child’s life.

I was not conscious much in my first few years, and then my mother was tranquilised, it definitely was not good. People say these things about the first few years of life and I think, er, but I was not at my first few years.

Thank you for the interesting post.

 

[Carl Emerson]

But it is extremely damaging to people who actually have to live with these conditions to trivialize them and add to the stigma by ignoring the physiological element.

Likewise it is extremely damaging to offer lifelong drug dependance at cost, that manage symptoms but in many cases fail to address the real cause. Might sound cynical but we are talking a very big industry.

 

[Carl Emerson]

Personally I think a big part of the problem is that Churches have lost touch with the healing grace available through the Cross and abdicated responsibility for the flock to 'professional services'.

Elders are not seen as the 'go to' source of healing prayer because of poor or little biblical teaching.

The ministry of Jesus cannot operate in fellowships that have lost touch with the reality of the healing power available through the Cross and become a social event commemorating a faith that once was.

 

[RamiC]

Personally I think a big part of the problem is that Churches have lost touch with the healing grace available through the Cross and abdicated responsibility for the flock to 'professional services'.

Elders are not seen as the 'go to' source of healing prayer because of poor or little biblical teaching.

The ministry of Jesus cannot operate in fellowships that have lost touch with the reality of the healing power available through the Cross and become a social event commemorating a faith that once was.

I agree, but there is a safeguarding risk. People can use concepts like prayer for deliverance as a means of abusive control, and people who themselves have an incorrect perspective because of their own battles can be totally wrong about who needs to be healed. Where I live there are regional exorcists availiable, but if someone in the home has a diagnosed mental health problem, it is not permitted to request an exorcism. It is difficult to see a solution, because we do not have any criteria with which to distinguish suffering from the impact of living in a home that requires stronger spiritual protection and things a doctor would call a mental health crisis.